Probably a silly question?

This might sound stupid, but if you have already missed your period do you have to use first morning/do a hold or should your levels be high enough to get a positive at any time? I got a negative but did neither. Sorry again! I'm a bit of a newcomer

I tested at 14dpo in mid afternoon (no previous testing) and got a strong obvious positive. That said, many women, don't confirm ovulation with BBT (basal body temperature) and assume they are "late" when they are actually fewer DPO (days past ovulation) than they guess. Long story short...it's completely fine to test at any time of the day. The sooner after implantation the better FMU is, but yes, as long as AF (Aunt Flo - menstruation/period) is truly late you could test at any time.

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